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NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia drought crisis

February 2, 2022

We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned for the lives of millions of Somalis facing a severe food crisis and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. We call upon all donors including institutional donors, corporates, foundations, and individual philanthropic donors to urgently fund the current humanitarian appeal in order to respond to the escalating drought crisis in Somalia before it is too late. 98 percent of the current Somalia humanitarian appeal of 1.46 billion USD has yet to be met and remains severely underfunded.

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Climate

Cyclone Ana: Floods cause death, destruction, and power outage across Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi with more rains on the way

January 28, 2022

Over the past few days, tropical storm Ana has affected hundreds of thousands of people across Southern Africa. The storm caused heavy rains and flooding in Madagascar and Mozambique and left most of Zimbabwe without power over the recent days. It comes on the back of unprecedented rainfall and flooding in neighboring Zambia. 

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Crisis Response

Winter storms in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan: CARE warns Syrians yet again at great risk

January 18, 2022

Syrians, fleeing over a decade of war in their homeland, have found their situation exacerbated following the onslaught of heavy winter storms. In Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, temperatures are expected to drop lower than they have in 40 years, reaching -14 degrees and lower. Strong winds reaching up to 80km/h, coupled with heavy hail and snow in mountainous areas are endangering the lives of millions of people living in already precarious circumstances.

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Climate

Typhoon Rai (Odette) hits the Philippines, 600,000 people left with no homes as Christmas approaches

December 21, 2021

Manila, Philippines, 21 December, 2021 – As Typhoon Rai (Odette) hits southern and central Philippines, the impact of local disaster preparedness and mitigation measures shows the importance of planning for climate shocks amidst a worsening global climate crisis. However, despite these pre-emptive measures, the country's strongest storm of the year still leaves widescale devastation in its path.

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